It's always fascinating when a certain prop figures prominently under similar circumstances in episodes that were originally aired on the same date of a given month but in different years. For instance, in Ep #211 Barnabas first reveals himself in front of his portrait:
1967: Ep #211 - Barnabas Collins arrives 'from England.' And in Ep #474 Cassandra conclusively reveals who she actually is by addressing Barnabas' potrait:
1968: Ep #474 - Cassandra reveals she truly is Angelique by
vowing Barnabas has not escaped her. And speaking of Ep #474, I just love this moment between Liz and Cassandra:
1968: Ep #474 - Liz believes Cassandra could make Roger happy
by annulling her marriage. I ask you, who else but Liz would have the chutzpah to tell a new bride that she can make her husband happy by annulling their marriage?
And for Joan to do it with such an air of calm authority only adds to the crushing impact of Liz' brazen suggestion.
And another moment that I just love from today's episodes occurs in Ep #735. After Laura causes the earpiece on the imperious and pious Trask's phone to be so hot that he instantly drops it while attempting to call Collinwood to confirm that she really is Nora and Jamison's mother and Trask comments that it burned his hand, Laura remarks: "I've always thought the telephone an instrument of the Devil. Haven't you?" Truly priceless!
But then, 1897 Laura seems to have at least one priceless moment in almost every one of her scenes, which is the main reason I've always enjoyed her character so much. She's just written so well, especially her sense of humor - and Diana Millay expertly milks every situation and every word of Laura's dialogue for all they're worth.